Prince of Asturias Awards 25th Anniversary, 2005

[Elsa M.]

http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/...ipe_370698.htm

The Princes of Asturias celebrated yesterday the Annual Meeting of the Patronage of the Prince of Asturias’ Foundation, on its XXV anniversary.

Princess Letizia, who already shines her pregnancy, was dressed in a cream suit with fuchsia shoes and her glowing appearance raised more than an expression of congratulations, from the assistants.

It is the second time that the princess attends this event, whose first appearance took place just one year ago. Once surpassed the normal annoyances of the first trimester, Doña Letizia still accompanies her husband to the acts he presides over, as the future sovereign, although she’s already entered in the fourth pregnancy month. She surely did not want to miss these prizes, since they are granted in Asturias, the Land where Doña Letizia was born, and whose affection to the Royal Family was already expressed in so many different occasions.

[Elsa M.]

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For the second time since the wedding of Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, the Princes of Asturias received, yesterday at the palace of El Pardo, the members of the patronages of the Prince of Asturias’ Foundation, who presented the Prince with a detailed report of the work developed during the last year, as well as the financial and patrimonial situation of the Foundation.

The Young Choir of the Prince of Asturias Foundation closed the act, performing a series on Asturian songs, like «Has de venir a verme», «Con tomillu y romeru», «Soy de Verdiciu», «Noche de San Juan en Asturias» or «Chalaneru», under the direction ofJosé Ángel Émbil, with adjustments of Fernando López Blanco.

[LaChicaMadrilena]

She looks fantastic! On the photos we can see, that they both had good time and were smiling a lot.

[Elsa M.]

http://actualidad.terra.es/articulo/html/av2335227.htm

The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer accepted the order to project the Museum and Cultural Centre of the Prizes Prince of Asturias.

Niemeyer, of 97 years old, is one of the most prominent figures of the modern architecture, and he considered the projec to be an honour, specially because it will be his first work in Spain.

The construction of the Museum and Cultural Centre of the Prizes Prince of Asturias is planned within the celebrations of the XXV anniversary of these awards, which are now among the most important in the world.
The General responsible for the commission in charge of the XXV Anniversary celebrations, Natalio Grueso, said to EFE that Niemeyer was chosen because of his world-wide importance and because he is one of the three architects who were awarded with the Prince of Asturias' award.

According to the general commissioner, the architects who work with Niemeyer will travel to Asturias during the next couple of weeks, to choose the place where the Museum and Cultural Centre shall be constructed.

Famous for the governmental palaces of Brasilia (the Brazilian capital), Niemeyer have made works in several parts of the world. In 1947, along with LeCorbusier, he formed part of the team that projected the headquarters of the United Nations in New York.

The commemorations of the XXV anniversary since the creation of the Prizes Prince of Asturias will extend throughout 2005, until October of the next year. Before the anniversary, UNESCO, which is supporting the commemorations, has already decided to recognize 'the exceptional contribution of the Prizes Prince of Asturias to the Cultural Patrimony of the Humankind'.

[lula]

From La Nueva España:

Models of Paris

Twenty-one "meninas" created by the painter and Valencian escultor Manolo Valdés "walk" their bronze these days by the Garden du Palais Royal (Real Palace) of Paris. In October, that same exhibition of monumental figures will be in the stroll of the Poplars and the seat of the Escandalera, of the hand of Cajastur, that celebrates thus his 125.º anniversary and contributes, at the same time, to the commemorative acts of the 25 years of the Foundation Prince of Asturias. It is predicted that the sample of Oviedo inaugurates Princes de Asturias.

http://actualidad.terra.es/cultura/a...yal_337670.htm

[lula]

From La Nueva España:


Barenboim, Abdalá of Jordan, Lula, Lopez Cobos and Guiddens, between the guests


The pianista and conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Jewish and Palestinian musicians; king Abdalá of Jordan; the president of Brazil, Luis Inazio gives Silva, "Lula"; Jesus Lopez Cobos and the Orfeón Donostiarra, and sociologist Anthony Guiddens - whom a debate on the future of the democracy will direct -: these will be the protagonists of some of the acts that will be developed in the next months in Asturias. In July, the Principality will present/display in the Universal Exhibition of Aichi (Japan) the exhibition that took to Fitur on the twenty-five years of history of the Foundation, a sample that will also travel to New York and Brazil. The act will be supported next to others by the cultural institution. The delivery of the awards, the next month of October, will agree with the inauguration of the exhibition on the history of the prizes, and before the year finalizes is celebrated a tribute to the great figures of century XX, represented by its descendants. Between the events anticipated for 2006, they emphasize the world-wide encounter of poets, that will agree with the celebration of the "world-wide Day of the poetry" declared by UNESCO; the exhibition of the artists awarded with the "Prince"; the congress of directors of Erasmus, and a concert of Rostropovich.

[Elsa M.]

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Ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Tamara Rojo have been given the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award of Arts. The decision was announced yesterday, by the Jury for the Award in Oviedo.

With their unique personal style and perfect technique and dance style, Maya Plisetskaya and Tamara Rojo have become the most complete ballerinas in the history of dance and the highest representatives of their respective generations in this art.

The Russian Maya Plisetskaya, considered to be the twentieth century´s greatest dancer, has achieved the most prestigious position that an artist in this speciality can ever achieve: "Absolute Prima Ballerina". She is considered the stage´s most dynamic ballerina since Ana Pavlova, and an exponent of classical dance.

As for the Spanish Tamara Rojo, she combines contemporary and classical ballet styles, with an innovative dance style of extraordinary beauty. She has been the London Royal Ballet´s prima ballerina since 2000.

[lula]

From ElComercio:
http://www.elcomercio-sa.es/pg050716...J-SOC-136.html


The Princes of Asturias will be present at Barenboim's concert in Oviedo

The Princes of Asturias will be in Oviedo next July 31 to be present at Daniel Barenboim's concert with his orchestra for the peace. The musician will celebrate this way 25 years of the Foundation Prince of Asturias, who him distinguished together with Edward Said with the Prize of the Concord. " It will be a very special occasion ", assured yesterday the Jewish director in Madrid, where he presented his tour along four Spanish cities. Barenboim remembered that the award that he shared with his deceased Palestinian friend was " a very deep recognition of the labor that had turned for him and for me in the most important work of our lives ".

[lula]

Web Fundación Príncipe de Asturias:

The Foundation Prince of Asturias has received hundreds of requests for telephone and e-mail, proceeding from the whole Spain, to attend to the " Concert for the Peace - honoring Edward Said " that will offer the Orchestra West-Eastern Divan directed by the teacher and I reward Prince of Asturias of the Concord 2002, Daniel Barenboim, on July 31 at 20:00 in the Audience Prince Felipe of Oviedo. The number of requests duplicates already the capacity of the Principal Room of the Audience, which possesses 1.506 armchairs.

TVE will emit directly the concert for 2 for the whole Spain and TVE's International Channel will re-transmit it in deferred for Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and America. Besides, other audio-visual national and international mass media, specially the proceeding ones from the Arabic countries, have showed their interest to cover this event, third of the program of commemorative acts of the Anniversary XXV of the Prizes Prince of Asturias.

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In the web of the Foundation one does not refer to the possible assistance of the Princes.

[carlota]

the argentinian orchestra director daniel barenboim will receive the award this year. a concert in oviedo the 31st of july is scheduled and it's possible the prince and his wife will attend.

[lula]

Originally Posted by carlota

the argentinian orchestra director daniel barenboim will receive the award this year. a concert in oviedo the 31st of july is scheduled and it's possible the prince and his wife will attend.

Daniel Baremboim received the Prize Prince of Asturias of the Concord in the year 2002, together with him(, was rewarded his friend Edward Said who has died does little. This concert is an act of the Anniversary XXV of the Prizes, a Concert for the Peace and in Honoring to Said.
As for the assistance of the Princes it is not not official at all, it will be necessary to wait to know it definitively, because also it was said that probably they would come to the meeting with Woody Allen but finally they did not come.

[lula]

From La Voz de Asturias:

The imperial princess Takamado covers to the Foundation Prince
The public Japanese television will emit the ceremony of the awards

MARTA BARBON 22/07/2005

In his twenty-five years of history the Prizes Prince of Asturias have recognized the labor of three institutions and Japanese personalities. One of them, the doctor Sadako Ogata, will be one of the invited ones to the receipt of the Foundation Prince who will be celebrated today in Tokyo, appointment that will possess the presence of the imperial princess Takamado, which in this so established by protocol society indicates the degree of acceptance and of importance that is granted to the awards in areas as closed as the royal Japanese house.

[Elsa M.]

http://www.abc.es/abc/pg050724/prens...AC-NAC-030.asp

The main mass media of Japan showed their interest in covering the ceremony of the Prizes Prince of Asturias. Natalio Grueso (the responsible for the International Relations of the Foundation) confirmed that the public television NHK (which has more than 60 million spectators during the morning), will make a "special edition" dedicated to the prizes. Besides, the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (with a daily edition of 6 million units) will harness Asturias as a cultural, tourist and investment destiny.

[lula]

From Newscom:

JESUS ORTIZ (father of Princess Letizia of Spain), his wife ANA TOGORES (R) & his sister HENAR at the "Daniel Barenboim Und West Eastern Divan Orchestra" concert in Oviedo.

[LaChicaMadrilena]

It can be a bit early, but do you know, when the ceremony of the Prince of Asturias Awards will take place? The last time it was in late October, but I think that the pregnancy of the Princess will be very advanced, so it could be earlier, maybe in September. It will be 25. anniversary of the Prizes, so her appearance in it will be sertainly very importand.

[lula]

Originally Posted by LaChicaMadrilena

It can be a bit early, but do you know, when the ceremony of the Prince of Asturias Awards will take place? The last time it was in late October, but I think that the pregnancy of the Princess will be very advanced, so it could be earlier, maybe in September. It will be 25. anniversary of the Prizes, so her appearance in it will be sertainly very importand.

Not, I do not believe that it changes of date, it will be I believe that on the 21st, and I imagine that the Príncesa will be if she is good, because by then she will be of 8 months. Though I imagine that only she will go to the delivery of prizes and not to the rest of acts.
Esimposible that is in other dates. Still they stay for giving some prizes, and the jurors get together in September. Besides in September they are the holidays of Oviedo and it cannot coincide. The weekend of October 14 is the Summit of Latin-American Chiefs of State. So they do not have many dates

[Lilygal]

Very smat outfit, good colour combination!

[Elsa M.]

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According to a study ordered by the FPA, 85% of the Spaniards consider that these awards "are very important for the country" and that "they have obtained a great international recognition and prestige".

The conclusions of this study are revealed in the year when the Prince of Asturias Foundation celebrates the XXV anniversary of its awards, under the auspices of UNESCO.

[isabella_]

From Última Hora:

Di Stefano, Peels, Maradona, Cruyff and Beckenbauer are some of the candidates to the Prince of Asturias of Sports Award.

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The members of the jury are the duke of Palm, Iñaki Urdangarín; the secretary of State for the Sport and president of the Top Council of Sports, Jaime Lissavetzky; the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, Jose Maria Echevarría; the president of honor of the International Olympic Committee, who received the Prince of Asturias of Sports Award in1988; Juan Antonio Samaranch, and a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs.

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[Elsa M.]

http://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/pg0509...e_asturias.asp

The Spanish Formula One pilot Fernando Alonso was awarded today with the Prize Prince of Asturias of Sports 2005, for being a "singular champion" and a world-wide "example" for youth, according to the jury.

Alonso already confirmed his attendance to the prize-giving ceremony of the awards that will be celebrated on October 21st, in the Campoamor theatre of Oviedo, under the presidency of TRH the Princes of Asturias.